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governor romney gets, mitt romney gets it. he believes parents regardless of zip code or income should be able to send their child to the school that fits them best. there are many people who say they support strong schools but draw the line at school choice. sorry, kid, giving you equal opportunity would be too risky and upset powerful political forces we need to win elections. i have a sim message for matters of delay and deferral. choose. you can either help the powerful unions or you can help the kids. [cheers and applause] now for those that have been involved in this, you know it's hard to take on the unions, they fund campaigns, they're well organized, election day they'll show up. meanwhile the kids are not old enough to vote. but you and i know who deserves a choice. governor romney knows it, too. let me introduce you to franz placide. because we gave him a choice, he got a great election. [cheers and applause] >> i grew up in the inner city of miami in a place where your zip code determines your chances of success. m
governor romney gets, mitt romney gets it. he believes parents regardless of zip code or income should be able to send their child to the school that fits them best. there are many people who say they support strong schools but draw the line at school choice. sorry, kid, giving you equal opportunity would be too risky and upset powerful political forces we need to win elections. i have a sim message for matters of delay and deferral. choose. you can either help the powerful unions or you can...
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i know mitt romney, and mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to put us back on a path to growth and create good-paying private sector jobs again in america. mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the torrent of debt that is compromising our future and corying our economy. mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the debacle of putting the world's greatest health care system in the hands of federal bureaucrats and putting those bureaucrats between an american citizen and her doctor. ( cheers and applause ) now we ended an era of absentee leadership without purpose or principle in new jersey. i'm here to tell you tonight, it is time to end this era of absentee leadership in the oval office and send real leader backs to the white house. america needs mitt romney and paul ryan and we need them right now! ( cheers and applause ) we've got to tell each other the truth, right? listen, there is doubt and fear for our future in every corner of our country. i have traveled all over the country and i've seen this myself. these
i know mitt romney, and mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to put us back on a path to growth and create good-paying private sector jobs again in america. mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the torrent of debt that is compromising our future and corying our economy. mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the debacle of putting the world's greatest health care system in the hands of federal bureaucrats and putting those...
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that man is mitt romney. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> please welcome romney for present and chairman and friend .f mitt, bob lighwhite >> thank you. i have a question for you. ann romney spectacular on tuesday night? i agree. she has some really great stories about mitt, and so do i.. for 30 years, i have been at mitt romney's side when he did extraordinary things. as he says, i am his wing man. i was there when he turned around desperate situations, fixed big, broken things, and had a profoundly positive impact on people's lives. our journey began when mitt ask a small group of us help him start an investment company called bain capitalmitt was absolutely clear what he expected from each of us. we would act with absolute integrity, mutual respect, true teammates, and we would recognize the profound responsibility we owe it to those who had placed their trust in us. [applause] integrity, respect, responsibility, trust. these are not just words to mitt romney. these are principles the lives by. he also applied them t
that man is mitt romney. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> please welcome romney for present and chairman and friend .f mitt, bob lighwhite >> thank you. i have a question for you. ann romney spectacular on tuesday night? i agree. she has some really great stories about mitt, and so do i.. for 30 years, i have been at mitt romney's side when he did extraordinary things. as he says, i am his wing man. i was there when he turned around desperate situations, fixed big, broken things, and had a...
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mitt or ann romney? >> mitt. >> i don't think you mean that. >> she was wonderful. >> it's a good night for you and the romney campaign. nice to see you. we'll be back right after this break. >> a lot of conservative people have been in hollywood. in fact, some of them are around town. i saw jon voight. there's a lot of people around town. john zeer, academy award winner, terrific guy. and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. in communities across the country. whether it's supporting a delaware nonprofit that's providing training and employment opportunities, investing in the revitalization of a neighborhood in the bronx, or providing the financing to help a beloved san diego bakery expand, what's important to communities across the country is important to us. and we're proud to work with all of those who are creating a stronger future for everyone. they claim to be complete. only centrum goes beyond
mitt or ann romney? >> mitt. >> i don't think you mean that. >> she was wonderful. >> it's a good night for you and the romney campaign. nice to see you. we'll be back right after this break. >> a lot of conservative people have been in hollywood. in fact, some of them are around town. i saw jon voight. there's a lot of people around town. john zeer, academy award winner, terrific guy. and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take...
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mitt romney tomorrow. speech in his life. in he going to be as he is often with these speeches, a little bit disappointing? >> i saw him four years ago a couple time and he was really boring. he has gotten better but he is not an electrifying speaker. don't raise the bar for people who high. everyone knows that it will be hopefully smart. >> in the en, as one of his sons told me this week. as he ceo. a corporate man. every speech he ever made before politics was a boring speech about numbers, money, economy, buying companies. >> that's not quite right. he is a salesman is really what he is. that's what his job has always been. the thing about romney. as he good student. he won't blow everybody away but people will say it is a pretty good speech. >> how will he appeal to you women like you? >> well, just on the prenltation part. he would be him aer up there with a white board and the chart, the power point. >> i would love to watch that. but yont tomorrow night -- exactly. with mark theers. >> barack obama was a brilliant spea
mitt romney tomorrow. speech in his life. in he going to be as he is often with these speeches, a little bit disappointing? >> i saw him four years ago a couple time and he was really boring. he has gotten better but he is not an electrifying speaker. don't raise the bar for people who high. everyone knows that it will be hopefully smart. >> in the en, as one of his sons told me this week. as he ceo. a corporate man. every speech he ever made before politics was a boring speech...
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only 27% say mitt romney. chris wallace asked mitt romney about the likability problem. >> governor, does it bother you that according to the polls, people don't like you more or is that not important? >> you know, all i can do is be who i am. remember that popeye line? i am what i am and that's all what i am? >> in an interview with "usa today," mitt romney says that during his speech thursday night, we won't be talking about my life, we'll be talking about policy. president obama says that congressional republican party policy will become mitt romney policy. >> i don't think that if congress presented him with some of the items that are in the republican platform, at this convention, that would, for example, entirely roll back women's control over their reproductive health, that he would stand in the way. >> joining me now here in tampa, nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw and msnbc's joy reid and jonathan capehart. tom, we, with of course, go to you for history on nights like this. two questions, the
only 27% say mitt romney. chris wallace asked mitt romney about the likability problem. >> governor, does it bother you that according to the polls, people don't like you more or is that not important? >> you know, all i can do is be who i am. remember that popeye line? i am what i am and that's all what i am? >> in an interview with "usa today," mitt romney says that during his speech thursday night, we won't be talking about my life, we'll be talking about policy....
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this was not a plan for mitt romney's -- or mitt romney's plan to build the middle class. i don't have any idea who chris christie was describing in his speech, because i don't think mitt romney throughout this campaign or for one moment on the campaign trail has told any person a hard truth. i cannot recall one moment in two years that he's taken on the belief structure of his own party. obviously the notion that somehow, you know, how chris christie and others have described health care or the decisions that women have to make, again this bore just no real resemblance to what's going on in their party, bore no resemblance to what's going on in the country. i think it was a very, very strange night. >> the opening speech of the convention tonight was from house speaker john boehner. it was a little -- i think it was unfair to put it on television, in part because nobody in the room was yet paying attention to what was going on, so it sort of seemed like people were ignoring him. that's an awkwardness of television at an early point in the program, but the recurring theme
this was not a plan for mitt romney's -- or mitt romney's plan to build the middle class. i don't have any idea who chris christie was describing in his speech, because i don't think mitt romney throughout this campaign or for one moment on the campaign trail has told any person a hard truth. i cannot recall one moment in two years that he's taken on the belief structure of his own party. obviously the notion that somehow, you know, how chris christie and others have described health care or...
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why do they have to tell the story of mitt romney? why don't the american people already know who he is? he drew a parallel that had to do with a sales job of his own. that was back in 1980. ronald reagan. >> it's kind of like 1980. when people were tired of carter and his policies. still liked him, but there is this old guy, ronald reagan from california and weren't sure about him. they took the convention and i think it's the exact same situation. >> and earlier today, i had a chance to catch up with the gop chairman. reince priebus. we talked about this earlier. wolf, he said here in tampa, they have to be nimble. i heard that he him in named him. that he had the nickname reince be nimble. >> he has a tough job. i don't envy him at all. thanks very much. we will take a quick break. some of the louisiana delegates are suffering about deja vu like in 2008. they are at a party convention as a big storm is headed towards their home state and we'll hear from some of them. you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated. nothing compl
why do they have to tell the story of mitt romney? why don't the american people already know who he is? he drew a parallel that had to do with a sales job of his own. that was back in 1980. ronald reagan. >> it's kind of like 1980. when people were tired of carter and his policies. still liked him, but there is this old guy, ronald reagan from california and weren't sure about him. they took the convention and i think it's the exact same situation. >> and earlier today, i had a...
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>> when she talked about her real marriage to mitt romney. i'm not sure it stuck in the way she wanted but the gay advocacy group is encouraging gay couples to tweet about their real marriage. >> it looks like john mccain is walking out on stage. cenk can you take it from here? >> absolutely. john mccain, senator from arizona. [ cheers and applause ] . >> thank you. thank you. thank you. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. it's an honor as always my fellow republicans to join you at our national convention and add my voice to yours, as we nominate the next president of the united states, my friend governor mitt romney. [ cheers and applause ] . >> you know, i -- i had hopes once of addressing you under different circumstances -- [ laughter ] >> but our fellow americans had another plan four years ago and i accept their decision. i have been blessed for so long to play a role in our nation's affairs, and i'm conscious only of the debt i owe america, and i thank you for the honor. [ cheers and applause ] >> w
>> when she talked about her real marriage to mitt romney. i'm not sure it stuck in the way she wanted but the gay advocacy group is encouraging gay couples to tweet about their real marriage. >> it looks like john mccain is walking out on stage. cenk can you take it from here? >> absolutely. john mccain, senator from arizona. [ cheers and applause ] . >> thank you. thank you. thank you. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. it's...
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john, what do you think we're going to hear from mitt romney? this is his big moment to connect with the voters. >> reporter: we'll hear-- he'll reintroduce himself a little bit, tell the american people a little bit more about himself. as one of his senior advisers said, this is for the american public, not necessarily the hall. he'll introduce himself again, where he comes from, where his values are. part of what he has to do in this speech is align himself with american values. that's why they've been talking about olympians. marco rubio was talking about the american dream. mitt romney wants to put himself in that position and he will try to make the case with president obama that there is more sorrow and anger. that the country just has to move on ( cheers and applause ) here we go. >> pelley: mitt romney takes the podium at the republican national convention. accomplishing tonight what his father george romney could not when he ran for the nomination in 1968. jan crawford has been-- mitt romney is about to address the convention and addres
john, what do you think we're going to hear from mitt romney? this is his big moment to connect with the voters. >> reporter: we'll hear-- he'll reintroduce himself a little bit, tell the american people a little bit more about himself. as one of his senior advisers said, this is for the american public, not necessarily the hall. he'll introduce himself again, where he comes from, where his values are. part of what he has to do in this speech is align himself with american values. that's...
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we can win with mitt romney. in other words, although once you wanted to vote for you, it might have been a different result. either you were very admirable. the convictions. and i guess the feeling was that guy could never get elected president. but, mitt romney can. we go with him. >> conventional wisdom. they said that. neil: that's all i got. [laughter] your largest repeating. neil: but i think people, such a passion about their to the -- to defeat barack obama. so i think what a lot of folks are saying, this is the same story. and look. i can't argue with the conventional wisdom. all i can say is that, you know, we have a nominee who is running as a conservative. mitt romney is not backing away from anything during the campaign. the forced into the right. well, if i did to me is not come back. he stayed there. solidified it. and so, if i have to conservatives this guy is running on the platform that i would draw of. the republican platform would be the same under me as it is a mitt romney. if you like most o
we can win with mitt romney. in other words, although once you wanted to vote for you, it might have been a different result. either you were very admirable. the convictions. and i guess the feeling was that guy could never get elected president. but, mitt romney can. we go with him. >> conventional wisdom. they said that. neil: that's all i got. [laughter] your largest repeating. neil: but i think people, such a passion about their to the -- to defeat barack obama. so i think what a lot...
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and this is mitt romney being mitt romney. they are down here praying and that is always my cue to send it back to you all, wolf. >> all right. candy, standby. i want to get back to you shortly, but back up to anderson cooper. >> yeah, let's check in with ari fleisher or roland martin and what did you think? >> well, he hit, anderson, and did everything he needed to do, and two levels. i talked to a senior romney aide and he said that the ish ssue t focused on was not likability but whether people could see that mitt romney connected with with them and understood their concerns and issues in their lives and he is very effective in the first half of the speech about that. the second part of the speech i thought was tremendously successful for mitt romney was the substance of it. when he said that talked about a election night in 2008 in chicago, and he said if you felt the excitement when you voted for barack obama, shouldn't you feel the same way now that he is president obama? that encapsulated the disappointment that the ame
and this is mitt romney being mitt romney. they are down here praying and that is always my cue to send it back to you all, wolf. >> all right. candy, standby. i want to get back to you shortly, but back up to anderson cooper. >> yeah, let's check in with ari fleisher or roland martin and what did you think? >> well, he hit, anderson, and did everything he needed to do, and two levels. i talked to a senior romney aide and he said that the ish ssue t focused on was not...
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mitt romney -- mitt romney and paul ryan will rebuild us at home. and they will help us lead abroad. they will provide an answer to the question, where does america stand? the challenge is real, and the times are hard. but america has met and overcome hard challenges before. whenever you find yourself doubting us, just think about all those times that america made the impossible seem inevitable in retrospect. our revolutionary founding against the greatest military power of the time, a civil war, brother against brother, hundreds of thousands dead on both sides, but we emerged a more perfect union, a second founding when impatient patriots were determined to overcome the birth defect of slavery and the scourge of segregation. a long struggle dpens coagainst communism with the soviet union eventually in collapse and europe whole, free, and at peace. and in the aftermath of 9/11, the willingness to take really hard, hard decisions that secured us and prevented the follow-on attack that everybody thought preordained. and on a personal note -- and on a
mitt romney -- mitt romney and paul ryan will rebuild us at home. and they will help us lead abroad. they will provide an answer to the question, where does america stand? the challenge is real, and the times are hard. but america has met and overcome hard challenges before. whenever you find yourself doubting us, just think about all those times that america made the impossible seem inevitable in retrospect. our revolutionary founding against the greatest military power of the time, a civil...
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the doubt are about mitt romney. i don't see them resolving the doubts by driving further nails into the particular board about barack obama. >> woodruff: what do you mean wavering republicans? i thut thought every republican in the country was anti-- ron paul republicans? >> we saw some restlessness here. whether they are convinced of that there's no question, expwriewdy, that mitt romney is not a positive enthusiastic galvanizing figure. he's not ronald reagan. it's not barack obama in 2008. he is running against somebody who does unite republicans. barack obama is the galvanizing, organizing tents cl of this campaign for the republicans. >> woodruff: it's been the source for the republican. >> and the entrepreneurial uplift. a lot of people think that it's the american dream and powers the american economy. the question is in a time of recession when you are blown about by global winds, do people really want to be reminded it's tough to do it yourself or do they feel there are powers outside of my control and i ne
the doubt are about mitt romney. i don't see them resolving the doubts by driving further nails into the particular board about barack obama. >> woodruff: what do you mean wavering republicans? i thut thought every republican in the country was anti-- ron paul republicans? >> we saw some restlessness here. whether they are convinced of that there's no question, expwriewdy, that mitt romney is not a positive enthusiastic galvanizing figure. he's not ronald reagan. it's not barack...
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that's what mitt romney has to do. make himself presidential. >> i think for mitt romney, conventional wisdom, he has to be more likable. connect with people. actually, in this case, convention's wisdom is accurate. he needs to have people click and like him. sort of the way paul ryan normally does. the moment i was waiting for was the elevator thing. paulyan set it up. i can't wait to the see if the romney people respond. he made the joke about his boss listens to elevator music. mitt romney needs to make a joke back about paul ryan and music and elevator music. humor from mitt romney is a big ingredient to make himself likable. >> but it's hard for him. >> it's hard for him to do it. >> james? >> you have a unique place in our conversation. you have a unique place in recent political history. you beat an incumbent president. that's what these guys are trying to do. are they doing it right? bill clinton and george bush both served two terms. >> i would rather see him accomplish likability tomorrow night than establish
that's what mitt romney has to do. make himself presidential. >> i think for mitt romney, conventional wisdom, he has to be more likable. connect with people. actually, in this case, convention's wisdom is accurate. he needs to have people click and like him. sort of the way paul ryan normally does. the moment i was waiting for was the elevator thing. paulyan set it up. i can't wait to the see if the romney people respond. he made the joke about his boss listens to elevator music. mitt...
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.3 f2 mitt romney. and the biggest, coldest power play of all in obama care came at the expense of the elderly. you see, even with all the hidden taxes to pay for the health care takeover, even with the new law and new taxes on nearly 1 million small businesses, the planners in washington still didn't have enough money. they needed more. they needed hundreds of billions more. so they just took it all away from medicare. $716 billion funneled out of medicare by president obama. in obligation, we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed, all to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for. the greatest threat to medicare is obama care and we're going to stop it. [ cheers and applause ] in congress, when they take out the heavy books and the wall charts about medicare, my thoughts go back to a house on garfield street in janesville. my wonderful grandma janet had alzheimer's and she moved in with mom and me. though she felt lost at times, we did all the little things that made her feel
.3 f2 mitt romney. and the biggest, coldest power play of all in obama care came at the expense of the elderly. you see, even with all the hidden taxes to pay for the health care takeover, even with the new law and new taxes on nearly 1 million small businesses, the planners in washington still didn't have enough money. they needed more. they needed hundreds of billions more. so they just took it all away from medicare. $716 billion funneled out of medicare by president obama. in obligation, we...
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mitt romney, this is your life. with marco rubio and jeb bush and newt gingrich and a whole bunch of videos and a choir and clint eastwood maybe? tonight the culmination of the republican national convention, the grand debut of mitt romney presidential nominee. msnbc's live primetime coverage begins right now. >>> good evening. it is liftoff night for mitt romney. i'm rachel maddow at msnbc headquarters in new york city along with my colleagues ed shultz and the reverend al sharpton, chris hayes and steve schmidt. lawrence o'donnell will be joining us as well. leading coverage from tampa is the one and only chris matthews. chris, this is the big night. i mean, there has not been much said about mitt romney personally these past couple nights. it's been a good commercial for the republican party, not much on the nominee. but tonight that all changes. is there anything that surprises you about tonight's agenda? >> no. i think that clint eastwood is interesting because no matter what script he's given, he's still clint
mitt romney, this is your life. with marco rubio and jeb bush and newt gingrich and a whole bunch of videos and a choir and clint eastwood maybe? tonight the culmination of the republican national convention, the grand debut of mitt romney presidential nominee. msnbc's live primetime coverage begins right now. >>> good evening. it is liftoff night for mitt romney. i'm rachel maddow at msnbc headquarters in new york city along with my colleagues ed shultz and the reverend al sharpton,...
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and mitt romney and i have made ours. before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. [ applause ] and i'm going to level with you. we don't have that much time. but if we are serious and smart and we lead, we can do this. after four years of government trying to divide up the wealth, we will get america creating wealth again. with tax fairness and regulatory reform. we'll put government back on the side of men and women who create jobs. and the men and women who need jobs. my mom started a small business and i've seen what it takes. mom was 50 when my dad died. she got on a bus every weekday for years and rode 40 miles each morning to madison. she earned a new degree and learned n eed new skills to sta small business. it wasn't just a new livelihood. it was a new life. and it transformed my mom from a widow in grief to a small businesswoman whose happyness wasn't just in the past. her work gave her hope. it made our family proud. and to this day, my mom is my role
and mitt romney and i have made ours. before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. [ applause ] and i'm going to level with you. we don't have that much time. but if we are serious and smart and we lead, we can do this. after four years of government trying to divide up the wealth, we will get america creating wealth again. with tax fairness and regulatory reform. we'll put government back on the side of men and women who create jobs....
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mitt romney, hit or mitt? >> i don't know. what bothers me is the whole humanity and nice guy thing. if there is one thing that obama and romney certainly are, it's good people. they are also both smart. they are both good. i would like it to be more dry. all of the touchy-feely stuff creeps out my new england heart. i know they care about people and i know they are smart and i know they are od. i wish they didn't spend so much time sucking up like they were on a reality show. >> he doesn't at all, though. >> romney doesn't want to do it but he is doing it. >> we saw mitt romney going into areas he feels uncomfortable doing but he knows he has to. having said that i found stuff about his mother, his upbringing, about his wife, his children, i think the guy is a very solid father, son, husband and those are not bad for a presidential candidate. >> he's given much bigger part of his life and wealth as well to service. and he talked about that and he also used the word hell tonight and on the campaign trail he notoriously said h-
mitt romney, hit or mitt? >> i don't know. what bothers me is the whole humanity and nice guy thing. if there is one thing that obama and romney certainly are, it's good people. they are also both smart. they are both good. i would like it to be more dry. all of the touchy-feely stuff creeps out my new england heart. i know they care about people and i know they are smart and i know they are od. i wish they didn't spend so much time sucking up like they were on a reality show. >> he...
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i know that mitt romney does too. [cheers and applause] for four years, four long years, barack obama has a running from the nation's problems. he has not been working to earn reelection. he has been working to earn a spot on the pga tour. mitt romney has spent his entire life finding ways to solve problems. mitt romney has never been resigned to what somebody else said it was possible. he cut his own path. that is why he believes in his heart that america has a future full of opportunity and hope. that is why, when mitt romney looks down the road, he sees a country that is ready for a comeback. [cheers and applause] i believe firmly that he is the man to lead that comeback. [cheers and applause] as we meet here tonight, america is suffering through an economic calamity of a truly this -- historic mansions. some are calling it the slowest recovery in our nation's entire 236-year history. my friends, to call this a recovery is an insult to recoveries. [applause] this is not the result of forces that are beyond our cont
i know that mitt romney does too. [cheers and applause] for four years, four long years, barack obama has a running from the nation's problems. he has not been working to earn reelection. he has been working to earn a spot on the pga tour. mitt romney has spent his entire life finding ways to solve problems. mitt romney has never been resigned to what somebody else said it was possible. he cut his own path. that is why he believes in his heart that america has a future full of opportunity and...
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only 27% say mitt romney. chris wallace asked mitt romney about the likability problem. >> governor, does it bother you that according to the polls, people don't "like" you more? or is that not important? >> all i can do is be who i am? remember that popeye line? "i am what i am and that's all that i am"? >> mitt romney says during his speech thursday night, we won't be talking about my life. we'll be talking about policy. president obama says that congressional republly can party policy will become mitt romney policy. >> i don't think that if congress presented him with some of the items that are in the republican platform at this convention that would, for example, roll back. >> joining me now, in tampa, nbc news tom brokaw and, tom, we of course go to you for history on night ts like this. two questions. the last time a presidential candidate quoted popeye? and then secondly, when is the last time a presidential candidate has been struggling so much with the likability factor in polls? >> it's been a while
only 27% say mitt romney. chris wallace asked mitt romney about the likability problem. >> governor, does it bother you that according to the polls, people don't "like" you more? or is that not important? >> all i can do is be who i am? remember that popeye line? "i am what i am and that's all that i am"? >> mitt romney says during his speech thursday night, we won't be talking about my life. we'll be talking about policy. president obama says that...
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this will and under mitt romney. -- end under mitt romney. [cheers and applause] we need to knock down these barriers, but we also need to knock down self-imposed barriers to success right here at home. we need to reform our outdated and complicated tax code. we need to fix our burdensome regulatory system. we need an energy policy that encourages the development of our resources right here in the ground in america. [cheers and applause] america has a choice between mitt romney who seeks to grow the economy and barack obama, who seeks to redistribute it. which one do you think will liberate america's entrepreneurial spirit? at the other party policy convention, you will hear another chance -- their chant will become a four more years, four more years. folks, we cannot afford four more years. how about, no more years? [chanting "no more years"] governor romney chose a terrific partner in paul ryan of wisconsin. [cheers and applause] he is a close friend, a great family man. contrast this to joe biden. he has told people out of work to "just ha
this will and under mitt romney. -- end under mitt romney. [cheers and applause] we need to knock down these barriers, but we also need to knock down self-imposed barriers to success right here at home. we need to reform our outdated and complicated tax code. we need to fix our burdensome regulatory system. we need an energy policy that encourages the development of our resources right here in the ground in america. [cheers and applause] america has a choice between mitt romney who seeks to...
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when mitt romney embraces paul ryan when mitt romney embraces george w. bush, i do not think that mitt romney is speaking to 50% of the american public. i think he's speaking to 30% maybe the tea party. how is he going to persuade suppose voters in florida who are worried about medicare that mitt romney is the guy to vote for. >> i think it's clear that the republican brand and mitt romney's unique brand within that republican idea is really about smaller government. it's not saying that we shouldn't have any government. it's saying we should have smaller government. we can't afford the government we currently have. we can't afford to make promises to people and not be able to fulfill those promises. having a long-term look at exactly what our--where our budget is headed i think is exactly what congress ryan and governor romney are going to do. i think the answer, governor, is a philosophical belief that people should be able to determine their future more, but we still clearly have to have some government. nobody is saying that we shouldn't have any gove
when mitt romney embraces paul ryan when mitt romney embraces george w. bush, i do not think that mitt romney is speaking to 50% of the american public. i think he's speaking to 30% maybe the tea party. how is he going to persuade suppose voters in florida who are worried about medicare that mitt romney is the guy to vote for. >> i think it's clear that the republican brand and mitt romney's unique brand within that republican idea is really about smaller government. it's not saying that...
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and mitt romney. george romney so much more moderate. mitt romney so much more extreme, so much more right-wing than his father at least in terms of his position. >> john: ten years ago he wasn't. ten years ago he was a moderate in the mold of his father, but if you look at his father during vietnam, i like to call that mitt's first flip flop. he demonstrated not just for the war, but avoided serving. he actually protested at stanford in favor of the draft and still didn't want to go and then went over to france for his missionary work. >> cenk: why it is a democrat it is a huge issue but bush had an issue about that as well -- >> john: he was never held to task for supporting the war but not wanting to go. >> cenk: fair enough. when you look at mitt romney almost no one mentions the fact that he did not go to vietnam and went to a mansion in france instead. if a democrat had done that, i just can't imagine it wouldn't be a huge issue. >> jennifer: it is part of being mormon, though. there is nobody o
and mitt romney. george romney so much more moderate. mitt romney so much more extreme, so much more right-wing than his father at least in terms of his position. >> john: ten years ago he wasn't. ten years ago he was a moderate in the mold of his father, but if you look at his father during vietnam, i like to call that mitt's first flip flop. he demonstrated not just for the war, but avoided serving. he actually protested at stanford in favor of the draft and still didn't want to go and...
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mitt romney is a rich guy. mitt romney is not a person like you. and fundamentally, if president obama had been able to deliver on what he campaigned on in 2008, he would be running on a record of accomplishment, not attacking mitt romney in the way that he is. so both sides are going after each other tooth and nail. it's not just limited to the republicans. >> although, if you were advising the obama campaign, wouldn't you be telling them define mitt romney? >> well, there's no question that the obama campaign is running the only campaign they can run given the economy. they have to disqualify mitt romney from getting over that crucial second bar. but it's a remarkable departure from the hope and change strategy of four years ago, quite a million miles away. >> but if you had 27 months of private sector job growth, would you talk about it? i mean, would you talk about it? if you've got 27 months of private sector job growth, would you talk about it? >> i think that the dynamics of the election in this, is both sides have records that lead thoem go
mitt romney is a rich guy. mitt romney is not a person like you. and fundamentally, if president obama had been able to deliver on what he campaigned on in 2008, he would be running on a record of accomplishment, not attacking mitt romney in the way that he is. so both sides are going after each other tooth and nail. it's not just limited to the republicans. >> although, if you were advising the obama campaign, wouldn't you be telling them define mitt romney? >> well, there's no...